2017

HY2328 : Brough of Birsay lighthouse, Orkney

taken 7 years ago, near to Lower Palace, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Brough of Birsay lighthouse, Orkney
Brough of Birsay lighthouse, Orkney
Standing only 11 metres high but 52 metres above sea level the Brough of Birsay lighthouse marks the north east tip of the Orkney mainland. It was designed and built by David A Stevenson in 1925 - LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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Geographical Context: Coastal Islands Communications Estuary, Marine Primary Subject: Lighthouse
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Brough of Birsay Lighthouse [24] · Orkney [15] · Orkney Mainland [9] · David a Stevenson [4] Title Clusters: · Brough of Birsay lighthouse, Orkney [2] ·
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HY2328, 132 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Donald MacDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 234 285 [100m precision]
WGS84: 59:8.2049N 3:20.3478W
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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